Just because the days are getting darker – three weeks to the solstice, saints be praised! – doesn’t mean you have to resign yourself to a season of big, dark, way-malty beers, especially here in Oregon, where we have lots of great brewers w…

If you ever doubt that we live in one of the world’s great beer cities, consider that any of the half-dozen beer events happening in and near Portland on this dampish Saturday would be the main event for most towns. But this is Beervana which me…